⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
Book One in the Timeless series
What if you had to choose between two lives?
I’ve always been a sucker for time travel—especially when it’s wrapped in history, heart, and just enough tension to keep you flipping pages past bedtime. Gabrielle Meyer’s When the Day Comes does exactly that. I loved this story so much.
The setup is gold: Libby lives two lives—one in 1774 Williamsburg, the other in 1914 New York. On her 21st birthday, she has to choose which life to keep living. I mean… talk about a high-stakes birthday.
Both timelines are richly drawn. In colonial Virginia, Libby faces an arranged marriage and the sparks of revolution. In Gilded Age New York, she’s a suffragette with a stubborn streak and plenty of her own battles. She’s determined, passionate, and knows what she wants. That said, she came off a bit bratty in her 1914 life—but it made her feel real. I was still firmly on Team Libby.
The ending? Sweet. A little too tidy, maybe, but still satisfying. The only reason this isn’t a full 5-star read is that the final twist felt a touch too convenient. Still, I’m hooked.
Highly recommended if you enjoy:
- Clean romance
- Dual timelines
- Historical fiction with a twist
- Time-slip or speculative elements
- Strong, driven female characters
I’m all in on this series—two down, two to go! If you’ve read it, let me know which timeline you would’ve picked. And if you haven’t yet? Bump this one to the top of your TBR.